Refworks Introduces RSS
This is pretty exciting for me personally, because it means that I can import citation information from online services like Furl or del.icio.us. There are a lot of times where an online bookmaking tool fits my needs much better than a citation manager like RefWorks. Furl, del.icio.us and others add improved interactivity with others, ranking systems, easy collaboration and a variety of other tools and services that I often desire to use.
By including an RSS importing feature, RefWorks takes a respectable step towards a more highly interoperable research world. Sure, you'll have to massage your references once you get them in there, but this system allows you to bypass at least some of the bibliographic grunt work.
Hats off to RefWorks.
Here's what adding an RSS feed looks like in RefWorks:
